The gentle curves, the tiles, the emblems—temple roofs are beautiful.
Hole in the Wall
Meigeitsu-in's famous view: the circle in the wall. Sadly, I couldn't get any closer, but the basic idea is there. And a few more from the temple grounds:
Mini Buddha
Tokei-ji is deceptive. After climbing up some steep steps, it may seem as though you've stumbled upon a small, boring temple, and you might think, "hmm... should have skipped this one." But don't give up and turn around–keep walking, and discover a gorgeous hillside world of emerald green, covered with tombstones and statues. Tokei-ji also … Continue reading Mini Buddha
Autumn Decorations
These colourful fall decorations were sprinkled around the Meigetsu-in grounds.
Stair Climbing
Meigetsu-in again. I just love these stairs.
Red Bibs
Meigetsu-in, a temple famous for its hydrangeas, is tucked away in the hills of Kita-Kamakura. I visited the other day—not during hydrangea season—to reacquaint myself with the temple, and cam across a lot of well-dressed statues.
Citrus Foot Bath
Just a hop, skip and a jump from the stained glass tower is a looooong foot bath with nice warm water. When we were there, it was full of bobbing lemons, limes, yuzu and other citrus fruit. The colours were glorious.
Stained Glass Tower
Still at the Hakone Open-Air Museum... This is a big tower made of stained glass with a spiral staircase inside. It's pretty cool.
Let’s Visit Hakone 2!
Like I said yesterday, the Hakone Open-Air Museum has some nifty kids' areas. Well, area. (Okay, there are two, but the one is indoors and kinda not fun.) Sadly, the big rope play area has been closed. BUT, it still had this cool plastic tunnel thing. Kaede had a blast, and I was so very, … Continue reading Let’s Visit Hakone 2!
Let’s Visit Hakone!
Kamakura is all well and good, but sometimes, you need a break, right? A few weeks back, we headed down to Hakone, a hot spring resort area, for the day. While there, we checked out the Hakone Open-Air Museum, as we'd heard it had a fantastic kids' area. (More on that in a future post.) … Continue reading Let’s Visit Hakone!
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